Changed my mind after snipping one too many zip ties myself, velcro just makes more sense for frequent swaps.

Yeah totally, I had a snake plant that did nothing for two years until I stopped watering it completely for like a month and then it shot up three new pups out of nowhere.

That dead knob and tube in the third house though, that's the kind of thing that makes you want to just walk away (and maybe report it to the fire marshal). Did the homeowner know it was there and just not tell you, or did they seem genuinely surprised when you found it? I've had that exact situation before where the homeowner "forgot" to mention the live, unlabeled wiring from the 1920s in the ceiling. It makes you wonder how much other sketchy stuff is hidden behind the walls, you know? Your day sounds like a perfect storm of everything that can go wrong in this trade, all packed into one shift.

I've broken like 4 chains over the years doing the same thing. Honestly people act like it's a huge deal but you pop the new pin in and it's fine. Just don't do it on a group ride.

Man that's rough but honestly happens way more than people want to admit. I did the same thing with my first build had all my top fans set as intake because I thought more air in was better. PC ran fine for six months until I noticed my GPU temps creeping up during gaming sessions. Took me forever to realize I was basically fighting physics by blowing hot air down into the case instead of letting it rise out. Ever checked your temps since you flipped everything around?